Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Bramlage Coliseum is where the Kansas State Wildcats (4-2) will take on the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-3) on Tuesday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced Texas Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 65-63 in their last contest. Oral Roberts wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 59) and converted 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 12 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 38 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists for the contest while creating 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of defense, Oral Roberts allowed 38.7% from the field on 24 of 62 shooting. Texas Southern recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. On top of that, Texas Southern collected 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas Southern finished 87.5% from the free throw line by converting 7 of 8 attempts. They made 8 of their 18 attempts from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 12 while Texas Southern racked up 18 personal fouls.

Issac McBride is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. He went 43.8% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Oral Roberts heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 2-3 this year. They turn it over 8.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oral Roberts is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has racked up 51 assists for the season, which is 349th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Eagles are shooting 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (44 of 138) and 69.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.0 points per outing (286th in Division 1) while hitting 40.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are forcing 9.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They surrender 34.5% on shots from downtown while they are 227th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.0). The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.6% (131 of 331) and they surrender 44.6 boards per game as a group. They rank 86th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats got the win with a final of 100-56 against Central Arkansas. In the matter of rebounding, Kansas State allowed Central Arkansas to snag 23 in total (11 offensive). They went 24.2% from distance by connecting on 8 of 33 and finished the game at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Wildcats allowed Central Arkansas to bury 19 out of 68 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 27.9% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Wildcats went 38 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Kansas State converted 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 60.9%. Central Arkansas committed 20 fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats earned 31 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this contest.

Arthur Kaluma ended up being important for the Wildcats for this game. He racked up 20 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 7 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Kansas State has a record of 4-2 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is ranked 173rd in D-1. Kansas State has totaled 499 pts this year (83.2 per contest) and they pull in 42.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.5 times per contest (55th in D-1) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 16.8 fouls per contest while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas State defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 139) and their opposition makes 73.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.0 dimes and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 229th and 152nd in those defensive categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 239th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 73.7. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (191st in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas State

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